Madeleine’s War

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Matthew Hammond is a British military officer posted to the European theater during World War II. He sustained a serious injury on the front lines, so bad, in fact, that it cost him a lung. Now he is back in England, unable to fight, but he continues to serve his country by training new resistance fighters.

One of the recruits under his tutelage is Madeleine, a spellbinding, impassioned French-Canadian with eyes of “burnished whiskey.” Despite protocols discouraging romance, they are deeply in love, and Matthew is torn about putting Madeleine’s life in danger. He already has one tragic affair with a Resistance fighter under his belt—his former lover, Celestine, was killed because her assassination of a German doctor went awry.

But the Allies are mustering all their resources for crucial beach landings in Normandy, and Matthew knows his unit will need to play a role. It will be a very dangerous mission: parachuting in behind the Nazi line. As Madeleine progresses through the training with her fellow recruits, Matthew can only hope that luck will guide her through when the drop finally arrives.

Reviews of Madeleine’s War

"Madeleine's War vibrates with the authenticity that only a master historian can provide. A well-told tale that will grip readers from start to finish."

Kate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker and A Touch of Stardust

"An unforgettable love story in the midst of horrific wartime ... a perfect blend to grip readers from beginning to end."

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History, science, thrillers … award-winning books in every category; published in more than twenty languages. In his journalism Peter Watson has been partly responsible for jailing nine criminals and securing the release of one man wrongly convicted of murder, and subsequently pardoned.